Search results

• 2012

  Biomass selection by floods and related timescales: Part 1. Experimental observations

  Perona, P., Molnar, P., Crouzy, B., Perucca, E., Jiang, Z., McLelland, S., Wuethrich, D., Edmaier, K., Francis, R., Camporeale, C. & Gurnell, A., Apr 2012, In: ADVANCES IN WATER RESOURCES. 39, p. 85-96 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Experimental Observation 100%
  • Paper 100%
  • Stochastic Modeling 100%
  • Vegetation 75%
  • Investigation 50%
  73 Citations (Scopus)

• Effects of streamflow variability on the vertical root density distribution of willow cutting experiments

  Pasquale, N., Perona, P., Francis, R. & Burlando, P., Mar 2012, In: ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING. 40, p. 167-172 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Experiment 100%
  • Density Distribution 100%
  • Streamflow 100%
  • Roots 100%
  • Belowground Biomass 66%
  55 Citations (Scopus)

• Invasive alien species in freshwater ecosystems: a brief overview

  Francis, R. & Chadwick, M., 2012, A Handbook of Global Freshwater Invasive Species. London, p. 3-21 19 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  13 Citations (Scopus)

• Macroinvertebrate richness on flood defence walls of the tidal River Thames

  Hoggart, S. P. G., Francis, R. A. & Chadwick, M. A., Jun 2012, In: Urban Ecosystems. 15, 2, p. 327-346 20 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Wall 100%
  • Defense 100%
  • River 100%
  • Flood 100%
  • Macroinvertebrate 100%
  15 Citations (Scopus)

• Management of freshwater invasive alien species

  Francis, R. A. & Pyšek, P., 1 Jan 2012, A Handbook of Global Freshwater Invasive Species. p. 435-446 12 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Positioning Urban Rivers Within Urban Ecology

  Francis, R., Jun 2012, In: Urban Ecosystems. 15, 2, p. 285-291 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  • Meta-Analysis 100%
  • Water 100%
  • Autecology 100%
  • Community Ecology 100%
  • Macroinvertebrate 8%
  46 Citations (Scopus)

• The Flora of Urban River Wallscapes

  Francis, R. & Hoggart, S., Oct 2012, In: RIVER RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS. 28, 8, p. 1200-1216 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Flora 100%
  • Cliffs 30%
  • Urban Areas 7%
  • Stress Tolerance 7%
  19 Citations (Scopus)

• Urban ecosystems as 'natural' homes for biogeographical boundary crossings

  Francis, R. A., Lorimer, J. & Raco, M., Apr 2012, In: Institute of British Geographers. Transactions. 37, 2, p. 183 - 190 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Urban Ecosystem 100%
  • Urban 100%
  • Metropolitan Area 33%
  • Tendency 33%
  • Hydrology 33%
  40 Citations (Scopus)

• What makes a species synurbic?

  Francis, R. A. & Chadwick, M. A., Mar 2012, In: APPLIED GEOGRAPHY. 32, 2, p. 514 - 521 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Rural Areas 100%
  144 Citations (Scopus)
• 2011

  Feedbacks between geomorphology and biota controlling Earth surface processes and landforms: A review of foundation concepts and current understandings

  Corenblit, D., Baas, A. C. W., Bornette, G., Darrozes, J., Delmotte, S., Francis, R. A., Gurnell, A. M., Julien, F., Naiman, R. J. & Steiger, J., Jun 2011, In: Earth-Science Reviews. 106, 3-4, p. 307 - 331 25 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Literature review › peer-review

  • Earth-Surface Processes 100%
  • Geomorphological Response 100%
  • Landform 100%
  • Foundation 100%
  • Ecosystem 50%
  317 Citations (Scopus)

• Research resource review

  Francis, R. A., 1 Oct 2011, In: PROGRESS IN PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY. 35, 5, p. 701-704 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

• The Impacts of Modern Warfare on Freshwater Ecosystems

  Francis, R., Nov 2011, In: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT. 48, 5, p. 985-999 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Freshwater Ecosystem 100%
  • Society 14%
  • War 14%
  • Literature 14%
  • Implication 14%
  31 Citations (Scopus)

• Urban reconciliation ecology: The potential of living roofs and walls

  Francis, R. A. & Lorimer, J., Jun 2011, In: JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT. 92, 6, p. 1429 - 1437 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Literature review › peer-review

  • Wall 100%
  • Biodiversity 100%
  • Base 50%
  • Metropolitan Area 40%
  • Citizen 40%
  309 Citations (Scopus)

• Wall ecology: A frontier for urban biodiversity and ecological engineering

  Francis, R. A., Feb 2011, In: PROGRESS IN PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY. 35, 1, p. 43 - 63 21 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Testing 100%
  • Urban Areas 100%
  75 Citations (Scopus)
• 2010

  Post-normal science and the art of nature conservation

  Francis, R. A. & Goodman, M. K., May 2010, In: Journal For Nature Conservation. 18, 2, p. 89 - 105 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Practitioners 100%
  • Decision Making 100%
  • Peers 50%
  49 Citations (Scopus)
• 2009

  An experimental comparison of silica gel and quartz sand grains as sediment media for growing vegetation at the laboratory scale

  Jiang, Z., Perona, P., Francis, R., Molnar, P. & Burlando, P., Oct 2009, In: AQUATIC SCIENCES. 71, 3, p. 350 - 355 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Vegetation 100%
  • Medium 100%
  • Laboratory Scale 100%
  • Silica Gel 100%
  • Laboratory Experiment 40%
  10 Citations (Scopus)

• Ecosystem prediction and management

  Francis, R. A., 2009, Blackwell Companion to Environmental Geography . Castree, N., Liverman, D. & Rhoads, B. (eds.). WILEY-BLACKWELL, p. 421 - 441 21 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Perspectives on biogeomorphology, ecosystem engineering and self-organisation in island-braided fluvial ecosystems

  Francis, R. A., Corenblit, D. & Edwards, P. J., Oct 2009, In: AQUATIC SCIENCES. 71, 3, p. 290 - 304 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Ecosystem 100%
  • Self Organization 100%
  • Ecosystem Engineering 100%
  • Landform 36%
  • River 36%
  85 Citations (Scopus)

• Perspectives on the potential for reconciliation ecology in urban riverscapes

  Francis, R., 2009, In: CAB Reviews: Perspectives in Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Nutrition and Natural Resources. 4, 20 p., 73.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Ecosystem 100%
  • Improvement 100%
  • Restoration 100%
  • Researcher 100%
  • Fresh Water 100%
  17 Citations (Scopus)

• Urban river wall habitat and vegetation: observations from the River Thames through central London

  Francis, R. A., Oct 2009, In: Urban Ecosystems. 12, 4, p. 468 - 485 18 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  45 Citations (Scopus)
• 2008

  An investigation into the receptivity of undergraduate students to assessment empowerment

  Francis, R. A., 2008, In: Assessment & Evaluation In Higher Education. 33, 5, p. 547 - 557 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Students 100%
  29 Citations (Scopus)

• Fluvially-deposited large wood and riparian plant diversity

  Francis, R., Tibaldeschi, P. & McDougall, L., Oct 2008, In: Wetlands Ecology and Management. 16, 5, p. 371-382 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Riparian Zone 100%
  • Water Table 100%
  41 Citations (Scopus)

• "Livewood": Geomorphic and Ecological Functions of Living Trees in River Channels

  Opperman, J. J., Meleason, M., Francis, R. A. & Davies-Colley, R., Dec 2008, In: BioScience. 58, 11, p. 1069 - 1078 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Ecological Function 100%
  • Dead Wood 75%
  29 Citations (Scopus)

• Meeting the challenges of urban river habitat restoration: developing a methodology for the River Thames through central London

  Francis, R. A., Hoggart, S. P. G., Gurnell, A. M. & Coode, C., 2008, In: Area. 40, 4, p. 435 - 445 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • London 100%
  • Habitat Restoration 100%
  • River 100%
  • Habitat Creation 50%
  • Ecosystem 25%
  21 Citations (Scopus)

• Vegetative regeneration of Fallopia japonica (Houtt.) Ronse Decraene (Japanese knotweed) at varying burial depths

  Francis, R. A., Riley, K. A. & Hoggart, S. P. G., Mar 2008, In: WEED BIOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT. 8, 1, p. 69 - 72 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  11 Citations (Scopus)

• Waste not, want not: The need to utilize existing artificial structures for habitat improvement along urban rivers

  Francis, R. A. & Hoggart, S. P. G., 2008, In: RESTORATION ECOLOGY. 16, 3, p. 373 - 381 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Need 100%
  • Improvement 100%
  • Wall 61%
  • Installing 15%
  • Restoration 15%
  37 Citations (Scopus)

• Wood as a driver of past landscape change along river corridors

  Francis, R. A., Petts, G. E. & Gurnell, A. M., Sept 2008, In: EARTH SURFACE PROCESSES AND LANDFORMS. 33, 10, p. 1622 - 1626 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Corridor 100%
  • Landscape Change 100%
  • River 100%
  • Rill 16%
  • Flood Plain 16%
  30 Citations (Scopus)
• 2007

  Gravel bars: A key habitat of gravel-bed rivers for vegetation

  Gilvear, D., Francis, R., Willby, N. & Gurnell, A., 2007, Developments in Earth Surface Processes 11: Gravel-Bed Rivers VI: From Process Understanding to River Restoration. Elsevier, p. 677-702 24 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • Vegetation 100%
  • Gravel 100%
  • Particles 40%
  • Populus nigra 20%
  • Salix 20%
  23 Citations (Scopus)

• Size and position matter: riparian plant establishment from fluvially deposited trees

  Francis, R. A., Jul 2007, In: EARTH SURFACE PROCESSES AND LANDFORMS. 32, 8, p. 1239 - 1243 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Plant Establishment 100%
  • Genus 12%
  • Sons 12%
  • Floodplains 12%
  • Sprouting 12%
  38 Citations (Scopus)
• 2006

  Allogenic and autogenic influences upon riparian vegetation dynamics

  Francis, R., Dec 2006, In: Area. 38, 4, p. 453 - 464 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Riparian Vegetation 100%
  • Plant 100%
  • Vegetation Dynamics 100%
  • River 50%
  • Restoration 25%
  27 Citations (Scopus)

• Initial establishment of vegetative fragments within the active zone of a braided gravel-bed river (River Tagliamento, NE Italy)

  Francis, R. A. & Gurnell, A. M., 2006, In: WETLANDS. 26, 3, p. 641 - 648 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Gravel 100%
  • Clay 50%
  • Shoot 50%
  • Populus nigra 33%
  • Salix 33%
  40 Citations (Scopus)

• Riparian tree establishment on gravel bars: interactions between plant growth strategy and the physical environment

  Francis, R., Gurnell, A., Petts, G. E. & Edwards, P. J., 2006, Braided Rivers: Process, Deposits, Ecology and Management. Malden, MA: WILEY-BLACKWELL, p. 361-380 20 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • Gravel 100%
  • Vegetation 50%
  • Populus nigra 25%
  • Water Table 25%
  • Salix 25%
• 2005

  Survival and growth response of Populus nigra, Salix elaeagnos and Alnus incana cuttings to varying levels of hydric stress

  Francis, R., Gurnell, A. M., Petts, G. E. & Edwards, P. J., 16 May 2005, In: FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT. 210, 1-3, p. 291 - 301 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Decline 100%
  • Populus nigra 100%
  • Water Table 100%
  • Salix 100%
  • Alnus incana 100%
  83 Citations (Scopus)
• 2004

  The survival and growth response of Populus Nigra fragments to differing hydrogeomorphological conditions

  Francis, R. A., Gurnell, A. & Petts, G. E., 2004, Hydrology: science and practice for the 21st century. British Hydrological Society, p. 80 - 89 10 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper